MrBlonde's 172 cup

[dylan172]

Absolutely love the stance this has. Great color/wheel combo too!

If you don’t mind me asking, what ET are the wheels and do you run spacers? Might have missed it in the thread sorry.

 

[Ricardos]

Some great pictures there but love this one.

A couple of the attendees commented on wide and aggressive the Megane looked in their rear view mirrors. The 172 Cup is mint

 

[massiveCoRbyn]

A couple of the attendees commented on wide and aggressive the Megane looked in their rear view mirrors. The 172 Cup is mint

They were right, it does look really aggressive from the front in that picture. Makes the Clio look tiny!

 

[Ricardos]

They were right, it does look really aggressive from the front in that picture. Makes the Clio look tiny!

I'm just waiting on the rolling shots of mine from the photographer so I'll post them up on a separate thread

 

[frayz]

Proper car
Proper pics,
Proper job

 

[MrBlonde]

Sorry lads ive only just noticed these last few comments,some reason no notification or just missed it,thanks very much 😀 @Ricardos @frayz

@dylan172 The ET of the wheels are 38 and have 10mm shims on the rear with 16mm on the front.

 

[MrBlonde]

Little update,well just photos.Mark @Dr Jekyll & Will popped over to mine yesterday & mark took a couple of just random photos of the cup & i really like them.

 

[MrBlonde]

So now i have a puppy,i decided to remove the rear seats and fit a boot mat & cargo boot net.The rear seats never get used anyway,so makes sense being we have a dog now.So works out well for days out & will still look cool and neat.

I decided to get the proper 172 cup badged one as was only £5 more than just to have a plan black one.

 

[frayz]

Happy Woofer

 

[Clio_fool]

Want you going to do, trap the dog under the cargo net?🤣 Pics of pooch in car?

 

[MrBlonde]

Meet the little fella,Wilson 😁

 

[Clio_fool]

Fantastic! We had a brindle boxer many years ago, they are great dogs. Ours was still daft as a brush at 13 years old😂.

 

[MrBlonde]

Fantastic! We had a brindle boxer many years ago, they are great dogs. Ours was still daft as a brush at 13 years old😂.

Such mental funny dogs,cant wait till he gets bigger.Need to get him used to being in the clio

 

[MrBlonde]

Fitted the boot matt,just need to remove the main bench.I dont have a T40 torx socket🤦🏼‍♂️

 

[yeecup]

just need a roll cage now.

 

[MrBlonde]

just need a roll cage now.

And a couple of bucket seats😬

 

[MrBlonde]

Anyone had or know anymore on Group N Timing please?.

 

[yeecup]

Anyone had or know anymore on Group N Timing please?.

@NorthloopCup

 

[robzracing]

I’ve got a t40 torx bit of you want to bring it over


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[MrBlonde]

I’ve got a t40 torx bit of you want to bring it over


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Thanks very much for the offer mate 👍🏻but think i will pop out tomorrow and get one,one of them bits handy to have for the future.

 

[NorthloopCup]

What you wanting to know about Grp n timing mate?

 

[MrBlonde]

What you wanting to know about Grp n timing mate?

Will DM you mate

 

[MrBlonde]

Next mod on the Cup 182 Manifold & sports cat to come.
Small world as this was bought from Andys dad who owns Engine Dynamics.

 

[MrBlonde]

Keep reading mixed opinions on doing this mod tho 🤷🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️

 

[David James]

Keep reading mixed opinions on doing this mod tho 🤷🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️

Basicly it's a pain in the arse, bit more power and lively.

 

[MrBlonde]

Basicly it's a pain in the arse, bit more power and lively.

Yeah ive read you need to drop the subframe,well part of it to get it in but part from that should be ok & gives better mid range.I have a 2 poster ramp to use so prob be a lot easier

 

[David James]

Yeah ive read you need to drop the subframe,well part of it to get it in but part from that should be ok & gives better mid range.I have a 2 poster ramp to use so prob be a lot easier

I had arb bushes and rack bushes to do at the same time so dropped the subframe completely.
On rubbish axle stands so not easy.
Also makes exhausts an issue as I have a 182 manifold, miltek sports cat and then wanted a silencer which meant I had to pretty much custom make most of the exhaust

 

[MrBlonde]

Ive decided not to do this so its up on ebay or pm if anyone is interested in the manifold 👍🏻

 

[william84]

Ive decided not to do this so its up on ebay or pm if anyone is interested in the manifold 👍🏻

what changed your mind?

 

[MrBlonde]

what changed your mind?

Just seems a bit of work hassle for very little or if any gains mate,so will either keep the standard set up or mod the cat in the 172 to be able to remove it on & off for mot or mod a original 182 cat onto the 172 as 182 is more of a sports cat.

 

[David James]

Messing about with either us a pita, I'd put a sport 172 cat on if it was me as it's fit and forget and easier to fit than the 182 manifold.

 

[MrBlonde]

Thats what im more than likely to do now mate @David James

 

[MrBlonde]

Soo the Cup is no more,will be breaking the best bits & putting onto the New Clio project & then breaking the rest of what is left.

 

[Stefan.]

Noooo monica!!!!!!

 

[imprezaworks]

How come

 

[Clio_fool]

OMG half a story ffs🙄.

 

[gez 172]

You need to expand on this, 15 pages and just ends like that 😬

 

[MrBlonde]

Haha to painful

Ok,so on the way to work one very early wet morning with the AD80's on mind you in the wet,the back end stepped out sending me into a spin into the barrier😫
I swear i wasnt going fast as 5am dark wet still half asleep,this was going round a banking corner.Was more shocked on why it just went,only thing i could see it could of been was greasy road,oil spill or touched the white line.Hardly any weight on the rear to as no seats etc,just lucky it wasnt worse

 

[imprezaworks]

Fair enough lol

 

[David James]

Gutting mate. Atleast you are building another